Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The ‘Thin Red Line’ Crimea medal to Captain James Dalzell, 93rd Highlanders, who was killed at the storming of the Secundrabagh at the relief of Lucknow in 1857

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Captn. J. Dalzell, 93d Highlanders) contemporary engraved naming, small edge bruise, otherwise good very fine

James Dalzell was appointed Ensign in the 93rd Highlanders on 11 February 1848, becoming Lieutenant in February 1851, and Captain in November 1854. He served with the 93rd in the Crimea and was awarded the Sardinian Al Valore Militari for having ‘served without interruption throughout the campaign, and showed on all occasions conspicuous zeal and gallantry’ (Medal with 3 clasps, Sardinian and Turkish medals).

Captain Dalzell was killed within the Secundrabagh at the storming of that place on 16 November 1857, being then in command of the light company.